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Haider (Ali Junejo) and Biba (Alina Khan) in "Joyland," opening April 7 at Film Forum.

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Q&A: Saim Sadiq and Alina Khan open up about Pakistani film ‘Joyland’

By Gary M. Kramer

Noah J. Ricketts (Kevin), Frankie Grande (Nico), and Troy Iwata (Reggie) in "Summoning Sylvia," available for streaming April 7.

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LGBTQ streaming: What to watch in April

By Gary M. Kramer

"Disco Boy" is writer/director Giacomo Abbruzzese’s homoerotic and hypnotic character study.

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Queer-themed films slated for New Directors/‌New Films festival

By Gary M. Kramer

Pakistani director/cowriter Saim Sadiq’s extraordinary feature debut, “Joyland,” depicts the relationship that develops between the married Haider (Ali Junejo) and the trans Biba (Alina Khan) when he takes a job as one of her backup dancers.

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Spring LGBTQ film guide: What to watch this season

By Gary M. Kramer

"The Five Devils" opens March 27th at the Angelika Film Center.

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‘The Five Devils’: smells, supernatural powers, and ominous imagery

By Steve Erickson

Three people in a scene from "Rodeo."

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Q&A with “Rodeo” filmmaker Lola Quivoron

By Gary M. Kramer

Beth B's “Two Small Bodies"part of “Sex, Power & Money: Films by Beth B” at Metrograph March 10-13.

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Beth B’s films look back at a queer, punk downtown New York scene

By Steve Erickson

Matt de Rogatis and Frederick Weller in a scene from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

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A scorching, refreshed ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

By David Kennerley

A scene in "Calls from Moscow."

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‘Calls from Moscow’ follows four queer Cuban migrants holed up in Russia

By Nicholas Boston

A scene from "Spoonful of Sugar."

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‘Spoonful of Sugar’ review: a different kind of babysitter

By Steve Erickson

A scene in "A Dice with Five Sides."

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LGBTQ streaming: what to watch in March

By Gary M. Kramer

A scene in “The Five Devils.”

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Look ahead to the films at Rendezvous with French Cinema

By Gary M. Kramer

Two people during a scene from "God's Time."

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‘God’s Time’: Daniel Antebi delivers meandering film in NYC

By Steve Erickson

People sit around a table during a scene in “Pacifiction."

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‘Pacifiction’ enters the radioactive nightclub

By Steve Erickson

Josh Lavery during a scene in "Lonesome."

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Q&A: Actor Josh Lavery on his role in ‘Lonesome’

By Gary M. Kramer

Two people hug in a scene from "Attachment."

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Q&A: Josephine Park on the making of queer Jewish film “Attachment”

By Gary M. Kramer

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